Kirkland & Ellis advised Blackstone on a definitive agreement whereby its funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners will acquire Arlington Industries, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of electrical products in the United State whose solutions are used across commercial, industrial and data center facilities. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read Blackstone’s press release The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Zach Savrick, Evan Chavez, Olga Cosme Toledo, Brittney Fricks, Alfredo Rosales and Rhett Van Syoc; debt finance lawyers Yuli Wang and Raghav Gupta; tax lawyers Mark Dundon and Dylan White; and employee benefits lawyers Alexandra Mihalas and Mackenzie Packard.